New Customs Manifest Regulations Announced

The Ministry of Finance has issued Notification No. 73/2026, amending the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018. Effective from publication, the amendment replaces an entry in the regulations with the date "31.10.2026." This is part of ongoing updates to customs regulations as per the Customs Act, 1962.

New Customs Manifest Regulations Announced

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)

NOTIFICATION

No. 73/2026-Customs (N.T.)

G.S.R. 771(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 157, read with sections 30, 30A, 41, 41A, 53, 54, 56, sub-section (3) of section 98 and sub-section (2) of section 158 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These regulations may be called the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transshipment Regulations, 2018.-
(1) In the TABLE after FORM-XII:
i. against Sr. No. 6, in column (3), for the entry, the entry “31.10.2026” shall be substituted.

[F. No. 450/58/2015- Cus.-IV(Pt.I)]
INDRAJIT PANDA, Under Secy.

Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3 Sub-section (i) vide Notification No. 38/2018-Customs (N.T.) dated 11th May, 2018 vide number G.S.R. 448(E), dated the 11th May, 2018 and was last amended vide Notification No. 61/2026-Customs (N.T.) dated the 1st July, 2026, vide number G.S.R. 543(E), dated the 1st July, 2026.

Radhika Goyal

Radhika Goyal is Author of Taxconcept Gurugram head office, for deeply reported tax, gst and income tax articles on issues that matter. He splits her time between New Delhi and Bengaluru, and has worked as a reporter, a podcaster and an editor for publications across India.

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